Tarofa Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Tarofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Tarofa (2) may also be a first name.
Tarofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tarofa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tarofa reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 2 people.
The last name Tarofa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Tarofa is most common in: Delta, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarofah | 92 | 31 | / |
| Taroufay | 86 | 42 | / |
| Taroufat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tarafa | 83 | 760 | / |
| Tarofi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Torofa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Tarofe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tarefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarafah | 77 | 249 | / |
| Tarrafa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Tarafas | 77 | 29 | / |
| Taraffa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Taroufi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tarafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarefah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taraufau | 71 | 105 | / |
| Taaroufi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tarafaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tarrafas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tarroufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarafe | 67 | 10,072 | / |
| Terefa | 67 | 2,681 | / |
| Tarafi | 67 | 1,601 | / |
| Tarafo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Terafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Torafa | 67 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarofa
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